| RefNo | PT/73/11/9 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Diagrams, tetrahedron, rhombic octahedron, triangular prism, and rhombic dodecahedron by [William Whewell?] |
| Date | [1824] |
| Description | Plate 10, figures 16-22 showing diagrams of tetrahedra, rhombic octahedra, triangular prisms, and rhombic dodecahedra representing crystals of the same shapes, with numerous letters and numbers labelling various angles on the forms. Inscribed with publication and plate details. Not signed. Royal Society stamp verso. The manuscript for this paper is wanting.
Subject: Mathematics
Published in Philosophical Transactions as part of paper titled 'A general method of calculating the angles made by any planes of crystals, and the laws according to which they are formed' by William Whewell.
Read to the Royal Society on 25 November 1824. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Diagram |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Dimensions | 261x182mm |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1825.0006 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1815.0251 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6578 | Whewell; William (1794 - 1866); college head and writer on the history and philosophy of science | 1794 - 1866 |